I’ve recently ran into cases where random SharePoint users will receive email from one site collection and not another. After some research, I have found that the problem lies with a hidden group that every site collection has. If you are looking at any group on a site collection, the URL is similar to:

I am reluctant to write a post on authenticating users with ColdFusion and Active Directory trusts because I am not confident my method is the most efficient solution. However, I realized that something in this post may help another developer. Before I start, I should explain the Active Directory paradigm and the basic requirements my solution addresses.

In the image below, I’ve created a fictional diagram of a trusted Active Directory for the purpose of this article.

I haven’t posted in a while, but behind the scenes I have been working with SharePoint 2013 Client Object Model. The SharePoint 2013 Client Obect Model is a set of libraries and classes with which you can consume SharePoint data through a specific object model that is a subset of the SharePoint Server Object Model.

I’ve ran into a few issue trying to use the sp.js file on custom aspx pages within SharePoint Designer. After creating a new aspx file add the following lines between the <head></head> tags.

[script type=”text/javascript”]
$( document ).ready(function() {
/* I have three “Choice fields” on my form that should be clear of any values before the use begins to work on the form.*/
$(” #ctl00_ctl37_g_2b0481ff_2742_407e_8a04_ba29ca966562_ff21_ctl00_DropDownChoice ” ).val(“”).change();
$(” #ctl00_ctl37_g_2b0481ff_2742_407e_8a04_ba29ca966562_ff31_ctl00_DropDownChoice ” ).val(“”).change();
$(” #ctl00_ctl37_g_2b0481ff_2742_407e_8a04_ba29ca966562_ff51_ctl00_DropDownChoice ” ).val(“”).change();
});